History Main / ObviousJudas

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': [[Characters/AmphibiaKingAndrias King Andrias Leviathan's]] status as the series' WalkingSpoiler villain was so blatantly and excessively foreshadowed that viewers started making many theories about him right after his first appearance, where he's seen moving a chess piece resembling protagonist Anne Boonchuy on a chessboard, and then kneeling down to a sinister-looking entity, which is later revealed to be The Core (the GreaterScopeVillain whom he reports to). And that's without mentioning the indications present in Andrias' aesthetic, as he's covered in dark-colored, battle-scarred armor, has [[WhiteHairBlackHeart white hair and a beard]], and is voiced by Keith David, who's known to have portrayed numerous villains in his career. Andrias' last name is also a dead giveaway, since "leviathan" is a word used to describe autocratic monarchs who are tyrants. When the final Season 2 episode was announced to be titled "True Colors", the betrayal Andrias was going to commit was basically spoiled out, and became not as exciting of a twist as the reveal that Marcy Wu duped her friends into going to Amphibia because she didn't want to lose them from moving away from home.

* [[http://chuckleaduck.com/comic/under-cover/ This]] ''Chuckle-A-Duck'' comic features Judas Iscariot himself as a DastardlyWhiplash.

* In ''ComicBook/BatmanJamesTynionIV'', the story in the ''ComicBook/DCInfiniteFrontier'' era has Simon Saint teaming up with '''ComicBook/TheScarecrow''' to push his Magistrate PoliceState on Gotham City. However, seeing the fear that's been kicked up by Saint's actions behind the scenes, Scarecrow decides to hijack the plan, leading into ''ComicBook/FearState''. However, this is treated as a ForWantOfANail deal as, in ''ComicBook/DCFutureState'', the Scarecrow went all in on Saint's plan, even allowing himself to be arrested by the Magistrate.

* In ''Anime/{{Geneshaft}}'', it really isn't hard to guess that Lord Sneak is the terrorist leader [[BigBadDuumvirate working with Oberon]]. He has a mysterious atmosphere around him, is always seen in [[EvilIsNotWellLit dark lighting]], talks rather cryptically, always has ominous and threatening music playing in his scenes, treats [[NumberTwo Beatrice]] with no respect, [[StrawMisogynist basically says that men are better than women]] at one point, and is working for an OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness- oh, and his [[MeaningfulName name]] is Lord ''Sneak'', a clear reference to his sneakiness.

** ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'': [[AmoralAttorney Manfred von Karma]] is a so-called "[[WorldsBestWarrior god of prosecution]]", rightly [[TheDreaded feared]] among defense attorneys because he's gone undefeated for ''40 years''. The minute he's actually shown on-screen, he's [[ManOfWealthAndTaste dressed like a vampire]], takes control of the entire courtroom, shows [[{{Jerkass}} total contempt]] for the judge, and interrupts nearly ''everything you say'' with [[EvilSoundsDeep demonically deep]] "Objection" soundbites. Accordingly, the spoiler isn't that von Karma is unethical -- it's that he shot a defense attorney in cold blood, raised Miles Edgeworth to be the kind of prosecutor his father would hate, and planned the entirety of the fourth case to frame Miles for murder, [[DisproportionateRetribution all over a tiny penalty]] on his otherwise perfect record. You can't even call von Karma a SoreLoser because he actually ''won'' that case... he's '''''[[EvilIsPetty just that petty]]'''''.
** ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney'': The [[HangingJudge Lord Chief Justice]], Mael Stronghart. He's surrounded by ClocksOfControl everywhere he goes, constantly waxes poetic about [[OrderIsNotGood law and order]] and how great his new forensic investigation team is, has an ominous {{Leitmotif}}, and once talks Ryunosuke's ear off for [[NapInducingSpeak several hours]] about how much he wants to become the Attorney General to [[WellIntentionedExtremist stamp out all the crime in Britain]]. Even the game calls him "a thoroughly intimidating man". True to form, he's the mastermind behind pretty much everything bad that happens across the entire duology, save for cases 1-3 and 1-5, which revolve more around the BigBadDuumvirate of [[LoanShark Magnus McGilded]] and [[TheCracker Ashley Graydon]].

* ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'': Oscar, one of the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent devils]] hired by Allison for her CaperCrew in ''Seeker of Thrones'', is a BigRedDevil with a permanently grinning Tengu mask, 'EVIL' printed on his pants and 'BAD MAN' printed on his jacket. During the course of the caper he feeds no less than two other members of the crew into the MalevolentArchitecture mostly on a lark. The fact that he eventually turns on the rest of them is heralded by the AltText linking to Wrestling/JohnCena's "BAD, BAD MAN" and the "Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!" clip from ''Series/{{Firefly}}''.

* Parodied by WebVideo/ProZD's King Dragon Canon with Lysanderoth (named after fellow Obvious Judas, [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Lysandre]]), who makes his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN9DW4rrEjY first appearance]] speaking ominously about his desire to 'wipe away the impurities' of the world. Also, he wears a [[HighClassGlass monocle]] and has an evil mustache. Dennis the player is instantly suspicious of Lysanderoth's tangent during the first meeting with the PlayerCharacter. In-Universe, [[spoiler:after he kills Archibald]], the rest of the party is surprised to discover that he is TheMole. [[OnlySaneMan Dennis, however, is unimpressed]], especially when he replays the game and already knows the PlotTwist coming. In his further scenes, Lysanderoth makes blatant remarks hinting at his betrayal, making it even more obvious.

''[camera zooms in on Dennis's increasingly-annoyed expression]''

* ''Music/JesusChristSuperstar'': Judas, duh. He's usually costumed in dark clothes or leather, unlike Jesus' other followers, and one of his first interactions with Jesus has him insult Magdalene for her... profession.

* It's not difficult to figure out that Shou Tucker from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' is hiding a dark secret, what with Colonel Mustang's sombre recount of what happened to a chimera capable of understanding human speech that he transmuted, the ScaryShinyGlasses, and his asocial personality that leaves his little daughter feeling lonely. It's ''how'' depraved he really is succeeds at being genuinely horrifying.

* ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'': Tsumugi Shirogane is a self-proclaimed plain, background-esque character whom no other student generally gave attention to until she's revealed as the killing game's mastermind in the final chapter. Her status as an OutOfFocus archetype was meant to hide that twist in favor of other forms of {{Foreshadowing}}, but for many players (newcomers and past ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' fans alike), that's exactly what gave her away. By Chapter 4, Tsumugi was the only character who didn't help or hinder others in any investigation or trial (not to mention that she was hardly accused of anything), which led players to consider her as the last available option for the mastermind's identity, since nothing else was done with her character so far whereas everyone else already had a role to play.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': King Andrias Leviathan's status as the series' WalkingSpoiler villain was so blatantly and excessively foreshadowed that viewers started making many theories about him right after his first appearance, where he's seen moving a chess piece resembling protagonist Anne Boonchuy on a chessboard, and then kneeling down to a sinister-looking entity, which is later revealed to be The Core (the GreaterScopeVillain whom he reports to). And that's without mentioning the indications present in Andrias' aesthetic, as he's covered in dark-colored, battle-scarred armor, has [[WhiteHairBlackHeart white hair and a beard]], and is voiced by Keith David, who's known to have portrayed numerous villains in his career. Andrias' last name is also a dead giveaway, since "leviathan" is a word used to describe autocratic monarchs who are tyrants. When the final Season 2 episode was announced to be titled "True Colors", the betrayal Andrias was going to commit was basically spoiled out, and became not as exciting of a twist as the reveal that Marcy Wu duped her friends into going to Amphibia because she didn't want to lose them from moving away from home.

** Cartman is the TokenEvilTeammate. Even in a reference to the last supper, Kyle believes someone will betray him. Cartman (who has already betrayed him) makes an outbursts that anyone that would betray Kyle is a loser. Through the rest of Kyle's speech, he is giving Cartman a DeathGlare.
** Also parodied in "[[Recap/SouthParkS8E9SomethingWallMartThisWayComes Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes]]", where the boys are reluctant to bring Cartman with them on their trip to Wal-Mart because they know he's going to betray them. Cartman is even offended when they say they saw his betrayal coming, and claims that they're just lying. Kyle even says he saw him impeding their progress but Stan and Kenny don't care since Cartman is inept at betrayal so they don't have time to make sure he won't join them.

* Subverted InUniverse in ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids''. Jim, who is playing Qui-Gon Jinn, is convinced Sio Bibble is this since he has a goatee and is an advisor to the queen which means he must be an EvilChancellor. He wasn't.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'':
** Cartman is the TokenEvilTeammate. Even in a reference to the last supper, Kyle believes someone will betray him. Cartman (who has already betrayed him) makes an outbursts that anyone that would betray Kyle is a loser. Through the rest of Kyle's speech, he is giving Cartman a DeathGlare.
** Also parodied in "[[Recap/SouthParkS8E9SomethingWallMartThisWayComes Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes]]", where the boys are reluctant to bring Cartman with them on their trip to Wal-Mart because they know he's going to betray them. Cartman is even offended when they say they saw his betrayal coming, and claims that they're just lying. Kyle even says he saw him impeding their progress but Stan and Kenny don't care since Cartman is inept at betrayal so they don't have time to make sure he won't join them.
* Sinedd from ''WesternAnimation/GalactikFootball'', he was arrogant and very distant from the Snow Kids.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'': Korra's [[EvilUncle Uncle Unalaq]] in Season 2, who comes across as very eerie and manipulative right off the bat, not to mention having two CreepyChild kids. Korra and almost everyone else totally trusts him despite his sinister presence. Korra's father stands out as the OnlySaneMan for being suspicious of his brother's motives, but naturally [[CassandraTruth Korra doesn't listen to him]].
* Bismuth of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' is introduced as an old war comrade and friend of Garnet and Pearl, but savvy fans suspected something amiss given that Bismuth had been bubbled and left in Lion's mane, inaccessible to the rest of the team, who assumed that she was shattered in the war. She also fits in a little too perfectly with the main team in a show [[StatusQuoIsGod that generally doesn't give secondary characters much screen time]]. Ultimately she's revealed to be a WellIntentionedExtremist instead, whose disagreements with Rose Quartz (and eventually Steven) over Bismuth creating a weapon capable of easily murdering their enemies ended up becoming physical. Her episode ended with Steven leaving a better impression on Bismuth than Rose Quartz had, and her being re-bubbled for the next two seasons before Steven releases her once more.

* Coverton from ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens2013'', being snobbish, scheming and working for Coverlord. [[{{Pun}} Hell, his own name shows that he is a villain!]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': King Andrias Leviathan's status as the series' WalkingSpoiler villain was so blatantly and excessively foreshadowed that viewers started making many theories about him right after his first appearance, where he's seen moving a chess piece resembling protagonist Anne Boonchuy on a chessboard, and then kneeling down to a sinister-looking entity, which is later revealed to be The Core (the GreaterScopeVillain whom he reports to). And that's without mentioning the indications present in Andrias' aesthetic, as he's covered in dark-colored, battle-scarred armor, has [[WhiteHairBlackHeart white hair and a beard]], and is voiced by Keith David, who's known to have portrayed numerous villains in his career. Andrias' last name is also a dead giveaway, since "leviathan" is a word used to describe autocratic monarchs who are tyrants. When the final Season 2 episode was announced to be titled "True Colors", the betrayal Andrias was going to commit was basically spoiled out, and became not as exciting of a twist as the reveal that Marcy Wu duped her friends into going to Amphibia because she didn't want to lose them from moving away from home.

** "Where No Sprite Has Gone Before" we see both the Spectrals and Hero Selective are suspicious of each other, but both sides deny doing damage to the system. Unsurprisingly the abrasive members on both sides turn out to be the real culprits, bonus points for Powerlock, the member of the Hero Selective turned out to be evil, having a NinetiesAntiHero attitude and design.

** The Freys have the reputation of being up-jumped, self-important and loyal only when it suits them. This reputation was galvanized when they obeyed their oath of loyalty to the Tullys during Robert's Rebellion only ''after'' it became clear that the Tullys were going to win anyway. Also, most of the Freys are described as very unattractive, many reassembling their weasel-like common ancestor, Lord Walder Frey. Also many of them are very unpleasant, from the abrupt and rude [[BastardBastard "Bastard" Walder Rivers]], the thuggish and fierce Hosteen Frey, the scheming [[EvilCripple "Lame" Lothar Frey]], and the brutal "Black" Walder Frey. The trope is confirmed when Walder switches sides against the Tullys and Starks, and then has them slaughtered in the Red Wedding. Ironically, some of the nicer Freys, such as [[NiceGirl Roslin]], are described as being relatively attractive.

* In ''Series/Preacher2016'' Eugene gets sent to Hell by mistake, and there he ends up befriending ''UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler'' of all people, and receiving help from him to escape. The series goes an extra mile to portray Hitler in an unusually complex and sympathetic light, giving the viewer at least some reason to assume that the years in Hell might have changed him for the better. Naturally, they haven't, and he goes back into Fascist dictator mode as soon as he manages to break into the world of the living.
* In the second series of ''Series/RobinHood'', there is a story arc concerning one of the outlaws becoming a spy for Gisborne. The writers apparently realised that Allan a Dale was obviously the only one at all likely to turn traitor, since [[InternalReveal the audience know right from the beginning]], and when the outlaws discover there's a spy suspicion ''immediately'' falls on him.

* Music/JesusChristSuperstar: Judas, duh. He's usually costumed in dark clothes or leather, unlike Jesus' other followers, and one of his first interactions with Jesus has him insult Magdalene for her... profession.

* The ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooDirectToVideoFilmSeries'' has this happen a lot:
** ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheWitchsGhost'' has a bunch of suspects for the role of the BigBad... and a character who is played by perennial villain portrayer Creator/TimCurry and is suspiciously ''too helpful''. Guess who turns out to be the villain.
** ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheCyberChase'' has Bill be the one behind the Phantom Virus... and do such a terrible job of keeping it a secret that ''every single clue'' blatantly telegraphs Bill's involvement.
** ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheMonsterOfMexico'': Mr. Smiley is so cartoonishly, obviously evil, that the film treats it as a given that he was one of the culprits. The museum guide and Charlene are not necessarily wildcards, with the museum guide kidnapping Daphne for seemingly no reason and Charlene getting a lot of exposition for a love interest. While the movie claims Charlene was kidnapped, once El Chupacabra appears with Mr. Smiley present, it's clear there are two conspirators. Guessing they are one and the same isn't a far-fetched guess with the franchise's notorious use of LatexPerfection.

* ''Manga/{{Erased}}'' attempts to treat the TheReveal that Satoru's teacher Yashiro is Kayo's killer as a huge twist, despite Yashiro being literally the sole character who fits the very basic information one is given concerning the culprit.

'''Lysanderoth:''' Yes, it was ''I!'' My machinations lay undetected for years, for I am a master of deception!

* They are [[NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognize voiced by an actor who is famous for villainous roles]].

* They have a [[MeaningfulName threatening-sounding name]] that makes them sound like a CardCarryingVillain e.g. "[[Myth/ArthurianLegend Mordred]] M. [=McTraitor=]".